Journal-box.



No. 757,145. PMENTBD APR. 12, 1904. E. RGGBRS @L G. A. PRY.

JOURNAL EUX. APPLIOATION'FILBD JUNE 12, 1903.

NO MODEL.

PATENTED APR. 12, 1994. I. E. ROGERS z G. A. FRY.

JURNAL B0X APPLICATION HLED JUNE 12. 190s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I lllll nur minimun a G* NO MODEL.

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Be it known that We, IoNE. Roenes .and beiierena ter detainee. GEORGEA.. FRY. citizens oiA the United States, portion 2 is provid reeidingetColumbus, inthe count;T of Frankrented delige ,t iin end State oi". hio,have invented a certain ried by tile inner We new and useful Improvementin Journaltine box end disposed Boxes, 'of which the following is aspeciicag 2 to groow, fr tion.. A of en eronate' This invention relatesto journal-boxes, 'par ieatiiei' and t its object to provide an improvedforni oi' spaced at e eti'tabie t cellar which is adapted to be fittedinto any .tliereoiI 'le partitions ordinary form of gonrneloox. it isfurther upper edeel noneeved connection with loooinotiveexies, and hasfor Disposed t insvere `15 more designed to provide `for adju n s* thede cenone/ed 5 rice so as to accommodate the saine to the einlnoi"@nonpartizione@ rit i eide and also to provide for taking' up Wear 1 deiL xe ,thatiiedategeinettiie on the oil-seturated Waste, so :is tomaintain ened side portionsloi" the 'non theiatter in odectual contactwith the axie. Aed thereto by meene of enitaiot to Vitii these and otherobjects in View the [iteuitebleinterveis tire pz yo end arrangement ofparts, es will be liereinere pierced by Set-screws il. after more niiydescribed, shown in tile acitfitiiin the seet or socket :formed by eachI colnpanyingdrawings, andimrtioolarljy7 pointn partition aand theedjacent end the non is 25 ed outin the appended claims, it being'undera jonrnai-beering bi'aeieteoneisting oi a plete Stood that changesin the `forno, proportion, i2. the opper edge oi' which ie aved andsize, and minor details .may zoe mede within provided'withacoroparativeiywideinwardigw the scope of the claims Without f lenartingfrom directed fiengei and e, nerrow: 'werdig the spirit or sacrificingany of the advantages directed aneje iet. the letter beii'ig" provided30 ofthe invention. atits outer e with en opstanding rim 30 .in thedrawings, F: .ire l is a plan View of lln the ,neet orme-d between dietinnge liand a cellar for journaldaoxes embodying the feaits rini`portion i5 ie a i'iiiing of Babbitt tures of the present invention.Fig. 2 ie a metal, that-projectie eiiglitiy elooi/e tiie upperlongitudinal sectional View thereof. Fi 3 is edge oi the finland forms ebearing" for een` 55 ecrosseectional View on the line 3 3 oi Fig. 2. ictwith die onder side of en Ae neet E Fig. t is a similar View on theiineftliofFig. illustrated in v .A n of the drawings, it Wiii 2, theadjacent 'iournal-bearing bracket being loe noted that tire part 12 oft'ie jonrnai-bear omitted. ign 5 is a plan View of one end of l ingbracket beers against the paoiiingstrip i the device with the adjacentjournel-bearu l and maybe .lieid thereegeinstWithenydegree resentinvention consists in the combination l with thioiiened nortione orboetes i0 which l Y a riding bracket removed. Fig. 6 1s a detail per: of`tension by means of. the eet-ecrew il.

spective View of one of the journal-bearing Furthermore, it will benoted tiinttiie brackets. fi; which form'tiie bottom of the whichA Likecharacters of reference` designate eorw responding parts in eaoliL andevery ligure oi j partitions to prevent 45 the drawings. f lubricant at`the ende 'c t in carrying ont the present invention the' "iflieopposite ion inieeariisg breoiiete are body the celiar is in the toi-ln.oi a snbstanconnected by menne oi nieteilie loridg. tielly rectangularlioXLwlncli is oponthrougliber 1i"7 ioceted et the long-i ont its topand has its opposite ends concaved l the boi; and con 5O throughout theupper edges, as at 2. to form latter. il'iie 33"" net center ot' r er.tiranti.

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3Q v saturated with a suitable lubricant in the and has at its oppositeend portions supported upon the flanges 13 of ,the brackets and providedwith longitudinal slots 18 for the reception of fastenings 19, set intothe flanges. Upon the'bridge 17 is supported a packing strip 20,preferably of felt, having transverse end portions 21 projected atopposite sides thereof and supported upon the flanges 13 of thebrackets..

It is designed to yieldably support the cellar, and this is carried outby means of a base-plate 22, provided with upstanding tubular posts 23,preferably four in number and arranged in pairs adjacent to the oppositeends of the plate. Helical springs 24. embrace the posts, project abovethe tops thereof, and are received within sockets 25, opening throughthe bottom of thecellar and rising into the interior thereof. Suitableguide-pins 26 depend-from the tops of the sockets 25 and telescopewithin the tubular posts.

AIn' the employment of the device of the present invention thebase-plate 22 is placed within the bottom of the journal-box with thesprings 2a surrounding the tubular posts 23, after which the cellarl isplaced within the journal-box with the guide-pins 26 received within theposts and the entire cellar yieldably supported upon the springs. Itwill be understood that the cellar is filled with waste usual manner,and the packing-strip 2O takes the lubricant from the waste and wipesthe same upon the axle. As the waste and the strip 20 wear the springs24 automatically take up this wear by elevating the cellar, and therebymaintaining the packing-strip and the waste in intimate contact with theaxle. The axle of course bears upon the Babbitt facingstrips 16, and asthe cellar is moved upwardly by the spring the journal bearing bracketmoves downwardly to accommodate for the upward movement of the cellar.1t will here be understood ythat the purpose of the set screws 11 is toforce the shank portions 12of the bearing-bracket into such frictionalcontact with the packing-strips 8 as to prevent accidental downwardworking of the bracket, while permitting of said brackets being forceddownwardly under the action of the springs 2a in taking up wear on thewaste.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the device ofthe present invention is complete in itself and in condition forapplication to any ordinary journal-box without changing or altering thelatter in any manner whatsoever. AFurthermore, the several parts of thedevice may be conveniently separated and replaced when worn or darnaged,whereby the device may be conveniently maintained in edective workingorder.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

1. in a device of the character described, a

spring-supported cellar, and opposite journall bearing brackets carriedby the cellar, able independently thereof and projected above the endsof the cellar to support a journal. v

2. In aodevice of the character described, a

spring-supported cellar, and opposite journalbearing brackets projectedabove the ends of the cellar and frictionally supported upon the cellarto yield independently thereof.

3i. In a device of the character described, a cellar, oppositejournal-bearing brackets carried by the cellar, and 'a detachable bridgemember connectingr the brackets.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a journal-bearing bracket having anarcuate journal-scat, a Babbitt-metal facing for one portion of theseat, and packing for the other portion of the seat.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a journal-bearing bracket embodyingan upright plate forming a shank, a concaved seat at the top of theshank, and a longitudinal. facing of Babbitt metal for one portion ofthe seat.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a journal-bearing bracket embodyingan upright plate forming a sh: nk, the upper edge of the shank beingconcaved, dished flanges projected at opposite sides `of the upper ledgeof the shank, one of the flanges having an outer upstanding rim, and afacing of Babbitt metal fitted at the seat between the rim and theadjacent flange.

7. In a device of the character described, opposite journal-bearingbrackets embodying shanks having concaved upper edges, inner and outerdished `flanges at'the concaved edges of the shanks,.a facing of Babbittmetal for each ofthe outer flanges, and a bridge member connected atopposite ends to the inner flanges.

8. `In a device of the character described, a cellar having .oppositetransverse sockets,

journal-bearing brackets having Shanks fittedin the sockets, andsetscrews piercing the sockets and bearing against the Shanks.

9. 1n a device of thc character described, a cellar having oppositetransverse sockets, packing at one of the inner walls of yeach of thesockets, a set-screw piercing the opposite wall of each socket, and ajournal-bearing bracket having a shank fitted in each socket andheldagainst the packing by the set-screw.

10. .in a device of the character described, a cellar having transversesockets on the inner faces of its end walls, transverse partitionsadjacent to the end walls, packing within the sockets, set-screwspiercing the partitions, and journal-bearing brackets having shanksfitted between thc partitions and the ends of the ceilar and heldagainst the packing by the set-screws.

1i. ln a device of the character described, the combination of aspring-supported cellar, transverse partitions within the cellar and izo

